SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Jared Thoele, E.I., an engineer intern, recently joined Hanson’s corporate headquarters, serving in the company’s infrastructure market. He currently is assisting with design services for a single-span bridge in Knox County, Ill., as well as for a box culvert located in Logan County, Ill.

He previously served as an engineering technician for the Illinois Department of Transportation, working for the Bureau of Bridges and Structures as well as District 6.

Thoele has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in civil engineering, with emphasis on structural engineering, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also has a bachelor’s degree in physics, with an emphasis on engineering, from Illinois College. He is a member of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers.